Clothes-wringer attachment for bath-tubs.



. J. L. MAYBE. A CLOTHES WRINGBR ATTAGHMENT FOR BATH TUBS.

I APPLICATION FILED MAY- 2. 1912. 1,044g897.. Patent-.ea Nov. 19,1912.

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The' triangular web portions of the standpreventingthe :Weiler which "falls trom 'the wringer .on the hoard 512 tim-ving' en'dwse o ythe board 12--alnd-l'therboard M and finding tswyto the 'door over thesides of 'the tub;v

Saidebportionsdivert"the Water into the tub.

. ness asthe llowerlmember '145 is placed 'be- 'neath the, upper-menthel? a'nd'? the .tub-

rim, so v that the vWringer 'support Wilt lieV vThe attaehrnent show n constitutes an 'exleeedinghy strongand idurable su 'port for e. yV-ringer by Whlch to lsupport t e same on 'bath tubs (yt-different' widths, and is very slmplefanddeconomical 'in -its construction.

Bv theuse .of the device light laundry worlc'fmy be done inthe -bath tub and the clothes wringers1p orted thereon in posi;- tion"t readily hiru/lpg the clothes. An advantage of the device `is that it provides `Ineens for att-aching any standard clothes wringen y to the tub and avoids the necessity of providing 'a speciali vt/ringer' having meanseonsttuting an integral portion o its construction for attaching it totheV tub. I claim as 'my nventiom-L l 1. An attachment for supporting afstandard clothes wringer o `ing an adjustable, enV wise" e'tensble mem' ber provided with evertiee stinger heated;

and means at the ends of said attachment 'for enga lng under the rim of the tub and combine wrin er board attaching means and water' 'le ectors at the ends of the Wringer board for the purpose set forth.

2. An attachment for supporting a clothes wringer on a bath tub comprising horizontal members fitted at their adjacent ends in Overlapping relation, one of Which is provided with a,longitud1nal slot, a bolt extending through the other member and said slot to adjust-ably clamp the members together, means at the ends of the attachment for engaging under the rim of the tub to fasten the device thereon, a vertical Wringer boardattached to one of said members, and a block attached to the lower side of the uppermost overlapping member in the plane of the lower overlapping member to rest on the tub rim.

3. An attachment for supportinga clothes Wringer on a bath tub comprising members itted at their adjacent ends in overlapping relation with means for fastening them in predetermined endwise adjustment, means for engaging under the rim of the tub to tasten the attachment thereon, 'a vertical Wringer board rising from one of said memv to the tub.

In. testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 27th day of April, A. D. 1912.

JOHN L. MAYER.

Witnesses:

G. E. DowLE, v W. L. HALL.

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Washington, D. C. 

